Tessy Thomas

Tessy Thomas
Tessy Thomas
Director General (Aeronautical Systems), DRDO
	In office; 1 June 2018 – 30 April 2023
Preceded by	CP Ramnarayan
Succeeded by	M Z Siddique
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 61); Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Spouse	Saroj Kumar
Children	Tejas
Alma mater	Government Engineering College, Thrissur; (Bachelor of Technology); Institute of Armament Technology, Pune; (Master of Engineering); Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; (Doctor of Philosophy); Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi; (Master of Business Administration);
Occupation	Scientist at DRDO

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Tessy Thomas (born April 1963) is an Indian scientist and former Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for Agni-IV missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation.^[1] She is the first ever female scientist to head a missile project in India.

^ M Somasekhar (29 May 2018). "Tessy Thomas elevated as D-G Aero of DRDO". The Hindu Business Line.

[thbl-1] M Somasekhar (29 May 2018). "Tessy Thomas elevated as D-G Aero of DRDO". The Hindu Business Line.

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Tessy Thomas


Director General (Aeronautical Systems), DRDO
In office 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) – 30 April 2023
Preceded by	CP Ramnarayan
Succeeded by	M Z Siddique

Personal details
Born	1963 (1963) (age 61) Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Spouse	Saroj Kumar
Children	Tejas
Alma mater	Government Engineering College, Thrissur (Bachelor of Technology) Institute of Armament Technology, Pune (Master of Engineering) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (Doctor of Philosophy) Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (Master of Business Administration)
Occupation	Scientist at DRDO